2024
Gut microbiome strain-sharing within isolated village social networks
Beghini F, Pullman J, Alexander M, Shridhar S, Prinster D, Singh A, Matute Juárez R, Airoldi E, Brito I, Christakis N. Gut microbiome strain-sharing within isolated village social networks. Nature 2024, 1-9. PMID: 39567691, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08222-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVillage social networksClusters of speciesMicrobiome sequencing dataGut microbiome compositionStrain-level dataMicrobiome biologySequence dataSpecies-levelSocial networksMicrobial sharingPhenotypic impactMicrobiome compositionMicrobiomeSocial network mapsCo-villagersSocial nicheExtended social environmentPeripheral peopleGutSocial connectionsSocial environmentFace-to-face social networksClusters of peopleRelationship typesVillageThe structure and function of antagonistic ties in village social networks
Ghasemian A, Christakis N. The structure and function of antagonistic ties in village social networks. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2401257121. PMID: 38889155, PMCID: PMC11214085, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2401257121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative tiesVillage social networksSocial networksFunction of social networksVillage networkAntagonistic tiesSmall-world effectSurvey wavesRural villagesTiesAntagonistic relationshipHuman social networksHuman groupsVillagePositive worldPositive connectionEmpirical dataHighest betweenness centralityNetwork bridgeDissemination of informationNetworkBetweenness centralityShorter average distanceNodesWorldInduction of social contagion for diverse outcomes in structured experiments in isolated villages
Airoldi E, Christakis N. Induction of social contagion for diverse outcomes in structured experiments in isolated villages. Science 2024, 384: eadi5147. PMID: 38696582, DOI: 10.1126/science.adi5147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystematic review of methods to discern antagonistic ties in social networks in community settings
de la Rosa A, Cortez K, Lu A, Valentin B, Ghasemian A, Christakis N. Systematic review of methods to discern antagonistic ties in social networks in community settings. Social Sciences & Humanities Open 2024, 10: 101039. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.101039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity settingsSystematic reviewMethodological systematic reviewSystematic review of methodsNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleWell-being outcomesPhysical/mental healthValidity of measuresStudy characteristicsNewcastle-OttawaPRISMA guidelinesImprove consensusHealthBlinded reviewersQuality assessmentMapping social networksFace-to-face relationshipsSocial networksGood qualityNegative tiesCommunityPhysical/mentalSetsAscertainmentPRISMA
2023
Emergency communications after earthquake reveal social network backbone of important ties
Jia J, Li Y, Liu S, Christakis N, Jia J. Emergency communications after earthquake reveal social network backbone of important ties. PNAS Nexus 2023, 2: pgad358. PMID: 38024411, PMCID: PMC10658761, DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad358.Peer-Reviewed Original Research